rigorously

Definition of rigorouslynext
as in strictly
without any relaxation of standards or precision a rigorously accurate accounting of the war casualties

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Recent Examples of rigorously The vaccine has been administered in a single dose for more than 40 years and has been rigorously studied. Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Researchers in fusion energy are often aware of the cost of their experiments but Whyte and Lo suggest that accounting of all costs must be done as rigorously as possible. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Emergency services in Greece are rigorously battling wildfires across the country, a day after two firefighting helicopters collided in midair, killing two crew members. Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 These new efforts are part of a separate wave, in which people are now making an effort to rigorously ensure that the results are also high quality. ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 When Madlib led him out of the hotel room in São Paulo, all the samba schools were training rigorously for the Carnival. Harry Levin, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 But science has always been driven by bold, challenging ideas that are then rigorously tested and refined. Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026 All of our stories are rigorously fact-checked, nonpartisan and free to read. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Patients depend on the agency to evaluate therapies rigorously and fairly; innovators depend on predictable regulatory pathways; and investors depend on confidence that scientific evidence will guide decision-making. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigorously
Adverb
  • Dewey shared that the Renaissance Center that was built in the 1970s was created to be a fortress, strictly for workers not in the community.
    Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran has said the Strait’s administration should remain strictly between the two coastal states.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The crawl space had to do certain things, and the actor had to move in a certain way, so it was engineered pretty carefully.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For smaller sections like the backsplash, carefully apply the sealer with an application brush, making sure to only get into the grout lines.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Rigorously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigorously. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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